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UAE retail sales to rebound and hit $58bln in 2021

Progress in UAE's vaccination campaigns is expected to boost demand in the second half of this year

Dubai records 3,787 real estate sales transactions worth $2bln in February 2021

In February, 67% of overall transactions were for secondary/ready properties, and 33% were for off-plan properties

Saudi's MEPCO announces non-distribution of dividends for 2020

Move will support company's expansion projects

Dubai's weekly property sales surge to highest level to $1.5bln

900 more apartments, villas snapped up in one week, says Dubai Land Department

UAE tourism seen as top play by Bank of America as global travel resumes

“The UAE's exposure to tourism and global trade, as well as its proactive vaccination program, suggests it could benefit from a global recovery if the COVID pandemic dissipates,” said MENA economist Jean-Michel Saliba, in the report.

Building a world class Islamic fintech

Qatar is striving hard to build a vibrant environment and multiple financing channels for Islamic FinTechs to succeed.

Saudi Arabia spent $4.5 billion on industrial support last year

SIDF began financing energy, logistics and mining projects in the kingdom in 2019

'Keyman' insurance cover goes a long way in ensuring business continuity

UAE businesses have suffered disruptions from untimely deaths of owners

Building a culture of learning for a ‘growth mindset’

Others have focused on institutionalising cultures of learning, rewarding those who enable it, those who consume it and welcoming the culture of self-reflection.

Ooredoo’s Most Advanced Data Centre Is Now Open for Business

With a power capacity of 2.5 Megawatts, the data centre has been ranked Tier 3, guaranteeing around 99.98%+ uptime, according to an internationally-recognised framework.

EBRD partners with Bank of Palestine to support Women in Business in the West Bank and Gaza

Small businesses account for more than 95 per cent of private-sector enterprises in the West Bank and Gaza, but only a quarter of those businesses are owned by women.

Strategy& partners with Facebook on Lebanese SME initiative

Not surprisingly, the impact from the blast is still being felt by small and medium businesses today, especially when coupled with the country’s already tattered economy.

UAE’s gross banking assets stand at Dhs3.172tr by end of January

Money Supply aggregate M2 rose as well to Dhs1.489 trillion as compared to Dhs1.478.5 trillion during the reference period due to the increase in M1 and despite the drop in quasi-monetary deposits.

Financial advisory firm Cullen Wealth eyes acquisitions after completing MBO with £4m loan

The firm has more than 3,000 clients and in excess of £1bn of assets under management

Buyers return but Dubai real estate faces long road to recovery

Shift in demand from off-plan to completed

Higher yields mean good tidings for UAE insurers, making Salama an interesting play

Salama's 2020 numbers show solid gains, even stripping the one-off gain

Dubai's Grubtech secures $3.4mln pre-Series A funding

The foodtech will use the funds for product development

Qatar streamlines listing, foreign ownership norms to bolster corporate governance: S&P

The Qatar Financial Markets Authority early this February issued its new “Offering and Listing of Securities on the Financial Markets Rulebook”, as part of efforts to ensure offerings

UAE-GCC states trade exchange at $62bln in 2019

Saudi Arabia is the UAE’s top trading partner

SHUAA Capital leads USD 50 million Sukuk funding round for Pure Harvest Smart Farms

SHUAA led the first-of-its-kind USD 50 million structured sukuk financing solution for Pure Harvest Smart Farms

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